Ocotea catharinensis

Ocotea catharinensis
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Magnoliids
Order:	Laurales
Family:	Lauraceae
Genus:	Ocotea
Species:	O. catharinensis
Binomial name
Ocotea catharinensis Mez.
Synonyms
Ocotea catarinense (lapsus) Ocotea catarinensis (lapsus) Ocotea catharinense (lapsus)

Ocotea catharinensis is a species of plant in the Lauraceae family. An Atlantic rainforest species, it is endemic to Eastern Brazil, its range extending southward from Minas Gerais to Rio Grande do Sul . It is threatened by habitat loss due to its excessive harvesting for both timber and essential oil (linalool). A honey-bearing tree, its fruits are also sought by birds and mammals, including the endangered monkey Brachyteles arachnoides^[1].

References

1. ^ Paulo Backes & Bruno Irgang, Mata Atlântica - as árvores e a paisagem, Porto Alegre, 2004, Paisagem do Sul, page 211

Source - external link

• Varty, N. & Guadagnin, D.L. 1998. Ocotea catharinensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 August 2007.